The effect of previous experience with working in groups on students’ academic performance in the accounting discipline

This paper analyses the implementation of cooperative learning techniques in accounting subjects to investigate whether students’ willingness to work in groups, based on their perceptions regarding this learning technique arising from previous group working experiences, are related to their academic...

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Main Authors: Martínez Romero, María José, Priego de la Cruz, Alba María, Ferrer García, Cristina, Casado Belmonte, María Del Pilar
Format: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Language:English
Published: 2023
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10835/14914
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Summary:This paper analyses the implementation of cooperative learning techniques in accounting subjects to investigate whether students’ willingness to work in groups, based on their perceptions regarding this learning technique arising from previous group working experiences, are related to their academic performance. The findings reveal that students’ perceptions regarding their improved skills due to having worked in groups are positively and significantly related to their academic performance; meanwhile, students’ perceptions of having learnt from others are negatively and significantly related to their academic performance. Therefore, this study extends the existing literature on cooperative learning and students’ academic performance by considering students’ attitudes toward working in groups resulting from their prior experiences.